Sweat pouring off your face, adrenaline pumping through your veins,
diving into the mud without a single thought, hearing the sound of balls
flying by your head, just like cowboys and indians as a kid, what is it
that is so addictive about paintball you ask? If the pure thrill
and adrenaline rush doesn’t appeal to you then you better keep your day
job. For the rest of us, we’ll keep our day jobs to support the paintball
addiction!

What’s the strategy? For us with only a few seconds to decide,
we come up with a little game plan. The horn blows and it is war.
Running through the woods only thinking of one thing, get the other team
before they get you. Getting the flag didn’t seem like an option
till some of the opposing members were eliminated.

I don’t think I even remember hearing my heart beat, or feeling the
condensation in my mask from my breathing. I didn’t notice the mud
that I was laying in until I looked at my cloths after victor was achieved.
It was such a strange feeling playing Cowboys and Indians with rounds that
were actually
flying by my head. Not strong enough to seriously hurt you, but
fast enough to sting and make you duck as far down as you can behind that
tree stump. Do I
stick my head out and shoot or do I move to gain a better position?

The bunker, 60 feet away I could barely see the 4 guys inside and I
have no shot. I’ve already wasted 20 rounds from this spot.
Pinned down by one, behind a bunker 40 feet away, what do I do? Do
I move and take the chance of getting hit or do I stay. Well I’m,
no good here. Stopping my fire and waiting, watching, the opposing
members take 10-12 shots at a different
member of mine. This is my chance to move. Gaining 10 yards on
him, there’s a small hole in his cover. Standing up with no cover
and firing as fast as I
could, both at the tower and at this opponent in front of me.
I can see he is crouched down with his head almost between his knees.
I end up taking out 2 guys in the tower and the one in front of me.
“They're out, let them off the field” the ref shouts. Ducking to
cover, the two remaining opponents in the tower never saw me. Here’s
my Advantage.

My other members are drawing their fire and they‘ll never see me coming.
Being sneaky and cunning through out the game is my personal strategy.
I usually only take 3-4 shots from one spot and then I move if I can. In
the woods style games, I always try to get close first and make sure I
have a clear shot before firing. If I didn’t get my target by the 3rd or
4th shot I most likely wasn’t going to get them from that position.
I also know that once I shoot, my position is unsecured and I take on heavy
fire.

Flag is to my left side and tower is straight ahead. Tough decisions…
take out the tower or go for the flag and risk being shot. Better
likely hood to take out
the tower.

As I’m heading in, one of my team members sprint for the flag and I
take control of the building. Horn blows, game over. What an
experience I will never forget and I suggest that everyone try it at least
once in his or her life. If you don’t fall in love with it, there
has to be something wrong with you.

“That was the biggest rush I’ve had since basic training, 20 years ago”
– My Dad.